Jeffrey M. Cole, 63, died Thursday, January 30, 2025. Born in New York, he served in the US Air Force, retiring in 2006 after 26 years of service. Jeff was a handyman and enjoyed working with wood. He made shadow and flag boxes for his friends in the Air Force and could fix almost anything electronic.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Louise Cole; his brother, Greg Cole; and his grandparents, Olga and Harry Cole and Anne and Richard Blackney. Jeff is survived by his wife, Bonita Cullen; his sons, Mark Cole (Olivia) and Ryan Cole (Jacqueline) all of Montana; his stepdaughter, Cynthia Wright (Desmond) of Nebraska; his stepson, Chris Halvorson (Kelly) of North Dakota; his father, Harry Cole of New York; and six grandchildren, Henry Cole, Aiden, Aunnika, and Addisen Wold, and Aubrianna and Aliya Halvorson.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 8, 2025, in the R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home chapel. Interment will take place in Fort Meade National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD.